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Quick pause from regular scheduled programming for a watercolor and pastel modern-ocean ketubah

@eitanhirsch_ 🤍 @gabizweig taken in Tel Aviv, Israel by @bytamarabeth

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Locked in. by @bytamarabeth

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⁨ Meditations of my Heart / יהיו לרצון אמרי פי והגיון לבי לפניך
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#art #religiousart #psalms #custom #acrylic⁩ taken in Tel Aviv, Israel by @bytamarabeth

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יהיו לרצון אמרי פי והגיון לבי לפניך - May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be favorable before you

Acrylic on Canvas

Tehillim (psalms) 19:15
This verse is recited several times throughout the day at the conclusion of the Amidah, yet it is so often rushed through, almost as an afterthought. To me, after pages of prayer and countless words poured before God, this single line feels complete in itself.

Prayer is more than the words we speak. It is the quiet dialogue of the heart - the hopes we cannot fully express, the burdens we silently carry, the dreams we dare to imagine, and the longings that remain unspoken. These are the thoughts we hold deep within us, trusting they will somehow cross the unseen wall between ourselves and God.

יהיו לרצון אמרי פי והגיון לבי לפניך is the culmination of it all. It is a humble plea that every word spoken by our lips, every meditation of our hearts, every hope, aspiration, yearning, and prayer - whether voiced or silent - be received with favor and accepted before God#paint #art #acrylic #painting #customart by @bytamarabeth

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Attention span of a goldfish taken in Tel Aviv, Israel by @bytamarabeth

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Brb gonna go use mouthwash by @bytamarabeth

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It’s like a power button for my overactive brain ✨ by @bytamarabeth

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How I stare at my paintings while not answering your texts as I get from point A (a mess) to point B (complete) by @bytamarabeth

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המלך דוד בכנור King David on the Lyre
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Original 2026 by @bytamarabeth

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4 months ago

מלך דוד בכנור - King David on the Kinnor
Acrylic on Canvas

I’ve recently become fascinated by Tehillim (Psalms) and the beauty of their musical nature. Written primarily by King David, many of these psalms were meant to be sung, accompanied by stringed instruments such as the kinnor and by musical directions preserved in the headings, including השמינית (Sheminit) and נגינות (Neginot). Jewish tradition also teaches that David would rise before dawn to compose and pour out his heart in prayer.
There is something deeply moving about realizing that many of the prayers we recite each day have their roots in these sacred poems of the King of Israel—poems written not only to be spoken, but to be sung. That union of prayer and music touches one of the deepest parts of my spirituality.
This piece was inspired by the simple yet profound opening found throughout Tehillim: למנצח מזמור לדוד—“For the choirmaster; a psalm of David.” David’s prayers became songs, lifted heavenward on the strings of the kinnor. Featuring excerpts from Psalm 4, my painting is a reflection on tradition and on music as one of the soul’s most beautiful languages of prayer.

#paint #art #judaism #kingdavid #israel by @bytamarabeth

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4 months ago

Do I need glasses or something?

#paint #artist #painter #art #acrylic by @bytamarabeth

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💫Work in Progress💫

Try to guess the movie playing in the background —
Winner gets a high five by @bytamarabeth

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